Mervyn Adder crew

Mervyn Adder crew

Seven airmen wearing battledress with brevet sitting and standing in two rows. Captioned 'Photograph kept loose as my uncle has identified his colleagues on the back. Taken February 1944'. List of crew names with aircrew position and faith. On the reverse 'Jock - mid upper gunner, Gerry - bomb aimer, Jonny - wireless op, Dennis - engineer, Joe - rear gunner, Jerry - pilot, that's me'.

1944-02

One b/w photograph mounted on an album page with added text

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[black and white photograph of seven airmen, four standing at the back and three seated in front]

Photograph kept loose as my uncle has identified his colleagues on the back. Taken February 1944.

William Cameron Jack
Air Gunner
Presbyterian
Beith, Ayrshire

Gerrard Clark
Bomb Aimer
Catholic
Birmingham

Ronald Johnson
Wireless Operator
Catholic
York

Dennis Orme
Flight Engineer
C of E
London

Joseph Sagar
Rear Gunner
Jewish
Bramhall, Cheshire

Terence Fynn
Pilot
Catholic
S Rhodesia

Mervyn Adder
Navigator
C of E
Hull

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‘Jock’ Mid Upper Gunner

‘Gerry’ Bomb Aimer

‘Johnny’ Wireless Op.

‘Denis’ Engineer

‘Joe’ Rear Gunner

‘Terry’ Pilot

That’s me.